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0- THE WEEKLSf (JO-NSITfCTlON. ATLANTA, GA-, TUESDAY- NOVEMBER 2-1, 1886--SlXTEEi\ PAGES. FARMS AND FARMERS, IOM1 PRACTICAL HINTD FOR PRAC TICALUaiONFAAM TOPICS. A vuw o, aontb.rn Vam??-o??orita Farm, and rMrmtn-rviUDKFoddaraod It* * MfTtot-Tf ???award aartaaltoral ??lob *a Zdaa Ula ??? CUI.IO! - oth.r ram Kir,, Prom Iho lirannih, Oa,, New,. Mr. a Mnllu, of tbli city, who ho a fia, plantation In Mlaapalppl, did who door good deal in tha way of experimenting with iruita, gralna, grama and piantaofono kind and another, had hie. altaation a few deyi ago called to two kiada ol graaaea la tide county which were new to him. Knowing that the cultivation of graaa, and the,'production of hey would be a tource of great wealth to tha aouth, ho at oaeo began to maka invaatigatioaa with regard to theae graaaea, with the idea of dud* ng out their named, character!, quailtlee, val. uea, etc. A repreaeatativo of the Morning Now* hearing that Mr. Menelaa bad ran aeroaa a eoapla of now grtiaeo called on him to get what Information be poMoaacd wilh.regard to them. In raawer to queationa; Mr. Moaoian aaid that ha waa very anzioua to Oad> graaa that would meet the winta et the eouth, and which would aava ihe eouth tha nacaarity and ox pern# of buyieg hey from the norih. "Wb.ro did you dnd the greetee which you ere uow, Interfiled in UmatTfatlnr?" ??? "On* of them I lound in thegtrdonafnimi tiemeu in thle city, end the other I found on iho plantation ol Iho aamo gentleman a lew mllea iron, the city." "What are tha charactoriitlca of the grata lound In th* garden ?" ???'Aalanwlt in the garden it appeared to bo from two end a half to four feet high; had a rather tlender ataik and waa covered with green auoculent biadca. At tha top It had quit# an abundanoe ol a ted. The gentle, man in wheao garden tha graaa waa lound called it 'corn graaa.* Thtre ware three or our natch,a of it.??? "Whet ection did you take with regard to ill" "I lent come of it to tho eommlcetoeor of ag- riculturaat Waihlngton with a requotl for In. formation with regard to It.??? " What reply did you got!??? "Tho ecmmlaeioair wrote that it wu known ???an Guinea gran (panieum maximum) 1 , a very valuablo graaa, that waa aometimea eon. founded with whet ii known an Johaion gnu in the aoulh. Ho laid, however, that it waa a very diderent end much more valuable graaa." "Do rou know anything about tho Oninea grill?" "I have acquainted tnyeall with it. Dr. Them, ol Miuiulppl, uye that whore it haa hid proper eere the crop la eaormoua i and In Jamalra, whare It la extenaively cultivated. It ia held next to euger in value of crop. Tha root! are very orally killed by raid, and in tliia country muit bo protertod like eager cane roota. Tha fact that tha graaa grova in thia city, however, and liven without having any protection to ite roota in winter, la pretty good evidence that tha climate of thia latitude la not too revere for it?" "llow ia it propagated?" "Tho commluionor ol agriculture eaye that it ia propagated in tkle country by dividing the roote, Eeeauao the aoed doea not come to maturity, but I think that the eeed will couo to maturity in thia latitude. In the garden where thle grau wu found, Ithu iprneg up from Ihe eeed, end the eeed ia being aavod the prcieatyenrrorthe purpoae ol giving it a fair trial on a largar acalo in thia county, and alter in Mlaalaalppl." "Do you know anything about Ihe value ol thia gran?" "I am auurod that it may ba cut Ore or aix timea a year, and that It ylelda an immenae quantity of good forego." "Ia Iblagrau grown in any tpart ol tbo annffi ?m??V T meat that Captain F. A. Hendry, ol Fort Iteoaaa Vim rnaalhlmmtmm It ooalAla oual aiiaaaa. experiments to test the point here been mule, hare been able to And record, however, of bat few inch experiment" conducted with Haiti sieut care to yield reliable results- Among tbe??e waa a bin* gle experiment made a year ago at the Alabama experiment atatlon. Dt firing to teat tbo matter personally, the following experiment was Jmtt- tuted on the crop recently gathered. Two plola of land, upland, one-half aero etch (bya<curatemeasurement)contiguous and ai.nl- ler in poeitlon, quality and prevloni treatment for a number of yearn, were setootedr The land (*tnb- bis) waa thoroughly broken art! turnod under In Febiuary. Jtowa were ron of! feet apart and mannre applied in the bill* 3 feet apart The ms- nute lined was a t on?port of acid phosphate, <??? Jtton seed and stable nrauuie. Tho aame (accurately) quantity waa applied to each hill# Corn waa piloted on March 1C. An excellent stand waa obtained; it wu found neceiury to replant but a few htila. Tbo seed waa an excellent local variety (name unknown.) During the season, which ??? **- ??? four tit i waa idcn< ??ct day. JT jpL.. _ usual manner on August 24th, and when pro* our ccd "cured" waa accurately weighed. From Jie other plot the fodder waa not pulled at all. Corn waa gathered from both plota on October 14th, and waa abucked and weighed on October 21st. The following remit* were obtained: Plot 1.???Fodder pulled. One half acre, Kar com. -*w Which on ahelilng gave-shelled corn W4 21 not 2.???Fodder sot pulled. One-half acre. round*. Bhnrka 126 10 Kar corn 901.30 Which on ahelilng gave-ahc-lied eorn. 729 23 Tho plot from which fodder wasnotpullel yielded 90 pounds ear corn more ihau ??? _ gain of 2M.90 founds car corn, or 2207 poinds shelled com. crmrAredas tocr.ntcnt of actual nutrition* focd'itnir, the 224 97 pounds of shelled corn are ??? tely, to 833 pounds of fodder cially-sniuinriiig, (which ia ap proximately trne In tela locality.) fodder and to sell for the same price per pound, (It. per e same price per pound, < aero lost by pulling fod o, in addition to cost cl d expe-rlmr-nte arc, of course, subject to many ron Urgencies which impair their accuracy Thia experiment, however, wtamsdo with scru- pnloui tare and exactness fa all detail*. and the tint subject waya he exactly duplicated may of cormo bo doubted, but evidently, under ordinary clrojrn* * fauces, It doca not pay to pull fodder. Incidentally. I may mention that cerUlu cm irc-rn plot 9, which appeared to ihe eye to be mong tho largest, were hastily selected and ax* Iblted at the Northeast Georgia fair in Norom* btr. Fifty nine cart were found to weigh mventy pounds, and received the first premium over six lempctltots. Respectfully yours, . H. 0. WiriTK. What It Doca and What It Orglit to Uj -How Fropsgatsd, Ursion Foist, November 9th, l??36.-KdUor%GV>n- stltutlon: Your favor of the 8th instant to hand. Tho work you speak of Isa "patriotic one " 1 Tnr. Constitution succeeds in inspiring the farm art of our state to turn their attoutiou toward carpeting tho old rad fields of the south wi grais," It will add beauty to our section at wealth where poverty now dwells. TiiiCoxst tutiom lias undertaken many reformations wi flaaliucccasg and through Us instrumentality t wealth ol Georgia baa been materially increase and if vou can now persoado the m who work on soil and tboro that own our lan- that the cultivation of grasses means lets wo. and more pay, means to ralra ous own stock ai divorcement Irom the west, that it means to eta rich our bad* and to la create Its value, then yr havesnccccdrd In sn undertaking that will nr happiness and prosperity tnthonsnda ofGcort:' homes. Bermuda gram In this portion of on Half, grows to perfection. Wu have a variety c ???oil, but this grnra grows beet on tho stiff eli. ???'I. After once it gets tniirar.ghly rooted, It i* a sense, a fixture. It U better and thrives but when closely grazed. It forms a perfect sod. Any wheto on our bottom lands it grows sufficiently high to nit for hay and Its yield Is enormous per acre. It roust be very rich upland *3 grow it tall enough to mow, but when the soil 1 once enriched the grass Is a constant fertilizer, have never ycticrn an aero grow poor from cut* ting. It ia tho clover of this cmiutry. It preserves to propagsto thft arils??? exerpt from tiro toot? a!ff dees not seed in this latitude. The better plan 1 to take tee gra*a roota and ran ipora throiuti a hay-cutter (revolving knives) which leave* tbo piece* an Inch to two inches in length. Now i*t off the land which you wish to plant in rows two feetarart with a rhovel plow. Then sculler trio cut joints along In the furrow and cover with * turning shore!. fn a year or t\v?? the grass will meet In these rows. Good bermula grass sod will graze otiu cow rer aciw.and a half, from the 15th o! April to tha ISth of October. Bermuda grass and cotton aro enemies, but this grass and small grain can bo successfully raised on tbo sam<' ?????? ??? * ??? proper to stats for grazing purpose*. I bare written to him for raforaialion about it, but hnv. not jot ro- crivad an anawer. I hope, howover, that auj oao who baa anv information about it will maka II known, btraueo if thia grief ran ba grown with oncoraa in Urn aouth, tha louthorn pa, pi* will bo able to aava million! or dolltra annually which erenow lent to tbo north for hoy, nun they will bo aleo in a praition to rafiarattla noon an axteaeiva aonla. Tho aoulh don not rnlta good rattla now, baoauao ahadoain???t cultivate good graaiug graiara and tloain'tnvo any hay. 1 ??? "la tlitra any evidence naywhara that horiaa and oatUe like tho Ouinw grow?" "Ob, yao. It ia laid that in Jamaica the mulnwill not touch grain whan they nan got thleiraaa. They keep fat on it, nlthoagh hard workad. Mr. Jnmra Johnaon, of Mullet Urtak, Fla., aoma jaara ago Imported aoma ol iho iced irom Jamalra. Ha raid that hia at, ok lad upon it with great avidity, and ha ???xprciatd tha opinion that with {hit graaa Florida could uaily ba made the Surat grai ng atate in the union,??? "Io there any Iroubla to got rid oi It?" "Kona at all. Tho tronbla ia to got it to grow." "What about tha Game trait???? -It la alto a vary valuable gnu. It ia found on lome rlco plautetlona. It la a na tive of tbo aoulh, and at on. time WU found in .11 th. acuUurn olein from lh. mountain, to the inahora. it ianotoltan mat with now, he wovtr, and no attention ia paid to Ita culti vation. Thor. Io a litll. of it to bo found in Miniiaippl and Louisian.,-' '???Doctul. Iik.it ?" "Yn, they rallah it when II la green and ??et It readily whan cund, bnaun It makca a ewnt, nutritious, buteonm hey," ???Don it yield wall?-- ???'ll yield! wondarfolly. It can be ent hall a doian limn a ynr and a gold crop can be obtained each lima. It should be cut before the luma run up. The bladn ol this gram aomtUmn measure aaven feet in length, end ???be culm ten feet. It ie rather dinieult to got rid o! it when it onn got. fairly eterted ion Held. In loot, about tho only way to gat rid cl it la to graaa it out.??? ??? Ala there other graaan in the aoulh that ale valuable?" -Yea, miny kinds. For inatence, thorn Io Ik* bermuda gran, which will grow abund antly <??? any part of tha aouth and which ia moat excellent lor puture end for hey. The y>'W ieeaU.mely large. It ia a fraud whirh cattle are very fond. Thou then is the japan clover, which ia almost aa valuable et red clover. It grow, in wanv oectiouH of tho eouth, and la good for great or bay. Cattle Ihrire on it, either aa gran or hay. Then an many olber kind, ol active frum, but at the head of all ia the paapulum er water gras, which Is extremely nutritious, and ia relished by ell grata.rating aatoeelo. In nutritive matter Italandoaexl to timothy and ahead ol crchord and nlue graaa." ???Why ia it, with eo many and such good groat00, Iba toulh produce, no hay and given ???o little attention toatock-niaing?.' "One of Ihe rraaout, I think, ie that the aouth la yet wedded Io cotton, end another Io tbet tho majority of Ihe plenlen still depend on advances, and theae who make the ed- yanrae insist upon a cotton erop. Theaouth 11 net yet rich enough to engage ia any ox- rerirntnli. The Urn. Ie earning, I think, however, whan the southern people will pro. dura ell the hay they need, and will aleo turn their attention largely to stock raising." AuniciLtiHui. avrumnn. Uvme lattrctiig Information Glean by fretaoeev White. Anion, Ga., November ii, tees -Editor, Can. ???t!tattoo: Tbo result! at an exaealaaaat in eco nomic aartcultur*, rteruUy randneted eo the 1 nlvartily expaloentet term, may boot Interest to reur farmer nadars. The praauae uniramaiiy manui ta tbe aoth of marurtlydt the ear. The ecoaomyel sun ucehaihvqaratiybara daubtad.M* mcmmmI luio Wforo ibem In Georgia, and If propuriy no undated would solve tbo problem that vexes our far mi is. Voura very truly, Jqun 0. ICart. AW AFRICAN CORN IN OBOROIA. Homo liitorostlug RxpsrlmanU With Kafllr Coro. About olgbt years ago a gcutlemau whohvl ???pint most 01 hia 111# in Kgypt preaontrd to Dr. T. P. who wat then at Ute hoed oft au Georgia suto agrlcultunl dspartmuut, aodlloollou of Afilon seeds. They were distributed among Georgia farmers aid moat o( them went never heard of again. A little head, however, which fell Into tho han<ls of Dr. J. II. Watklua, of Campbell county, hts been the subject of intelligent experiment every yc.u slnccand Ita product now claims the attention of agriculturlstF with suggestion* of great pobslollt- tirc. Thia hop*ful grain la iho kaffir corn, aoecaliol because it is th* principal food ol tho Kaffir tribe in South Africa. Dr. Watklua planted tho seed the year he received it. It grow well and bora a striking resemblance to mtllQ mslz? or dounha corn. It wag found to be exccUeat for forage. Ytar after year Dr. WaUiu* xsDod a little patch ol it aud fed It to Uia stock. Ho wu 10 well plefcstd with his experiments that this ytar bo planted an aoro ol kaffir fcora. It was about tho rooreat land ho had-laml which would uot hero brought three buihela of wheat end waa ao poor that maize would not head on It. The kaffir corn grew well without any f*ftiila*r and made over thirteen buihela. As the farmer tkreabed the small, round, white graiua from tbo heads on which they clustered, ho determined to have aomo of them ground , into flour and test their quality a* food, lie did ao. A bushel o! the coin male 27S pounds of heed flour andhboat seven pounds ef seconds. The flour wst fine end had a rkto, creamy oolor. Uwsapre* pared into biscuit, cgf.broad and oskea. la esoh form it proved delicious. Except by tho browa color tt was Impossible to distinguish it from the finest Ohio valley flour. Yesterday Dr. Watkini came to Atlanta with specimens ol his kaffir floor and of the grain. He had tome biscuits and cakes prepared and asrved at the department ol agrlcnttnre. They were eaten by a dozen gentlemen, and by every one wc re pronounced excellent. The only difference de* tected between thekaffirbread and that o! tint dan wheat floor by the taste of the more dlscrlasioat leg critics wea that the kaffir breed had a slightly sweeter taste. Thera waa a general exoretsloa of aurprtae at Ita excellent quality. Dr. Watkins said: "1 believe that the greet need of eur country la a better and more reliable breed grain. In my opinion the bread of tha fa* lute in this country will come from some ol the vnrietlee sorghum, such as this kafllr cam. It hat two great advantages. II l* sotted our poor, thin soil, and It can resist oar long drouths. I believe I can raise fifteen busbek of kaffir oar every sore o! land from hereto Fairborn. As an experiment this year I planted icmeof Itonrtch bottom land, and It prod need at the tali 0! one hundred bushels. 1 am sure an grow a hundred e high degree the resistance to drenth which Is characteristic of tbo gerghua family, Its growth may bo anteted, but THE YOUTH???S COMPANION. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1886. ??? The aim Of the Companion li, to provide the b??t matter for the lnatraetlon end entertelniiient of III inbtcrlben. In puriuanra of thia trarnose. we announce Important accesrlone to ita list of Contributor!, that already include, nearly all the distinguished Authori of tbli country aud Great Britain, and lome of thore of Franco and Germany. A few selection! from tbo Anmxmcausenti for tho yrar 1886 are given below. illustrated Serial Stories. A CAPITAL SERIAL FOB BOYS, by, IKON TRIALS, a Thrilling Btoiy, by ??? an anonymous letter, by QUEER NEIGHBORS, by AWAY SOWN IN POOS VALLE?, by Adventures. JlHCTIO ABTSXTtraES, hr rilUt. GBEELT, D.S. S, THE SLATE CATCHEBS of HUtagUMr, lint. SHUF2LDT. AMONG THE 8BEAKE2S, by C. T. GOBDON CDHHING. CANADIAN ADVENT0BE9, by . E. W. THOMSON. ADTENTTBB8 OF STOWAWAYS, by WH. H. BIDSING. MT ESCAPE from Mono Cnatla, by a Cuban Patriot, JUAN EOMEBO. A BOY???S ADVENTURES in Montana,'by s JAMES W. TOWXE. MY ADVENTURE with Road Agent!, FRANK W. CALKINS. EXPLOITS with Submarine Boat, and Tor* HdOM ir Nava) Warfare, by ??? T. C. HOYT. 3. T. TROWBRIDGE. GEO. MANVILLE PENN. K. R. HOUSEKEEPER. JO. A. STEPHENS. CHARLES EGBERT CRADDOCK.??? Natural History.'' IHCIDEHT8 OP ANIMAL Sagacity, by REV. J. 6. WOO til HEW STORIES from the Fiaheriaa, by Prof. SPENCER P. BAIRD, DOOS WHO EARN THEIR LIVIKO, by JAMES GREENWOOD. STORIES ol Old Trappera and Par-Buyarf, F. W, CALKINS. AMUSING SKETCHES of Whale-Hinting, A. 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To any ana who lubicribea now, and aenda ua (1.75, wo wilt tend the Companion free from thn tlmo the eubicrlption Ie raoaived to January lit, 1888, and a full year???s aubaorlptio.i from that date. r.m<t Uowj order, amk, or SeaUUrti hiiter. Sample Coplea Free. Please mention this Paper. PERRY MASON Ft CO., Publishers, 41 Temple Place, BOSTON, MASS. Subscription Price, $1.*. 3 a year. .Address it limply Rtopi and walla until tho ruin comer and then Itgoci right ahead. You can't kill It by dry weather. I rtcw tome beautiful kaffir laat year When everythingclto wai parched and dyeing it Rtocd on the driest red hills in Georgia aud tho Ihinrut toll I had aud endured tho long weeks of burning heat. When tho rain camo at hut It pushed right ahead and matured finely." "Another great advantage ol thl* grain." con* tlaued the dco'.or."!* that two crops of it can be rafted every yrar. You can plant It in March, earlier than it Is safo to plant corn, aud In Juno It will be mado. Here are aom* stalks with lull ripe heads. 1 planted them cn the 29th of June, and cut tfcaoa on the 23d of tor tauter, This com will continue togtow until frost." In answer to the question why he did uot plant kaffir corn cxteuslvoly Dr. Watkins said: I never knew its value or Its possihllUiea an ll this jesr. Next year I am golug to plant a groat dealoi if, and I am confident that all tbo good I predict lor it will bopnotlcally demonstrated." The doctor took a head which hciald wasabo.it an average ot thoio taken from the atalka on hU poor land. W ith a few atrokca of hla hand ho brush ed the white gralna from It. They wore found to weigh three ouncca. ??? calculation waa then ma le aa to how much an acre ou^ht to grow. Dr. Wat ktoi raid he never planted the corn further than eight Inches apart on the poorest land. Onrl jh land he says It will grow and ripen at thick as It will Hard. There are coarly fi.OOO square yardi In an acre. Allowing only four heads ot corn to a square yard, the acre would produce 20,0(0 heads which would average three ouucos ot grain each. That would be co.000ounces, or ahjut 03 bushels of coru to the acre. Only two men In this section of Georgia havo I tflrcorn They are Dr. Watkins and hla neighbor, Mr.J.W. A. .Smith,to whom he gave come of the grain last aprlng. Mr. Smith la fully asenlhuitastio over the ecru aa fa Dr. Watklua. He says the fear rows he planted yielded at the rate of one hun dred bushels to tho acre. He Intends to plant It largely next year. With theae gentlemen waa Mr. T. A. Jackson, formerly a member ot the legislature from Carroll county, but tow a leading planter in Campbalt county. Mr. Jackson la famous as oue ot the most ancceralul oora ptauleia In the state. He has a fine variety "t white corn, which has won many premiums. He raised this year ou a single acre one bundled and nlue Iran bushels ol this corn. He thinks he knows a good thing In the way ot grain when he sets tt, and ho says that the kaffir corn to undoubtedly a aueceta. Future experiments In thia African grain, which has taken so kindly to GeorglnaoU, wlU he watch ed with de?? p interest. OkonOIA CROP NEWS. Prom tbo Albeny. ua., Ntwa. The News end Advertiser la Indebted to Mr. J. J Culpeper, ef Worth county, for some ol the finest sweet potatoes eeeai In Albeny for tome tiara. They were ol the ymapkln yum variety, and the largest we have ever seen, eac of them being enawth to make a meal lor aey ordinary fam??Ty. From the XttsvlUe, U*, Enterprise. Sfr, 1* A. GyleavC! this county, hu a it Uh oi j nail grate. cotton 2% feet high with 72 matured boles on It. On one acre of ground meatnred he haa gathered 1,624 pounds of seed cotton, and there la at least one hundred pounds more to gather. This sounds like making cotton. Mr. L. A. Gy lea says he planted BOO atalka ot sugar cane this year, and alter putting up enough for seed, made 74 gsllons of syrup and enough chewed to have made 11)00 gallons. From the Quitman, Ga., Free Press, Twice during the put week hu the editor received a precont from Mr. and Mrs. Wm G. Bentley o! tbo most luacloos poaches Imaginable. Mr. Bentley hu a trees which atlll have peaches ou them, and from which, during tno put tew days several bushels have been gathered. This Is something wonderful even for this favored dime. Thu reaches aro soft, perfectly sound, with a blush oi pjuk on ono side and delicious In flavor. From the Borne, Ga., Courier. Mr. William Milan, who lives In Bartow couutj, near Cartcnvllle, hu two ions, sged fifteen ami seventeen years, who have this year set aa exam* pie for thrift aud bard work that might well be followed by tt c horde of young men who arc damcroua to leave the farms for the cities and town. These boya have thia vear made off ol thirty-fivo acres of land 900 bushels of corn and a,MO bundhs of (odder. They have cleared te ? sertt of land, oil of which they have sold ft&) worth of woed The only mooev they bsve pal t out for extra labor has bc-on 113 73. Besides tnh tbty have milked and attended to alx and eight bead of cattle. From the 1???anlding, Ga., New Era. Mr. J. R. Hummers, who Uvea near ilinm. th; county, made this year, with one mule and tnr j toys as assistants, thirty-five bushels wheat fil ter)) bushels rais.175 brnbels corn, and twelve bales oouon, besides several nushels each ol pea*, beans, roisters, etc. From the Griffin, Ga, Naira. Spalding county In noted for its sncientul farm ers, and tt ia seldom that they lall to make good crops, no mtUcr wb&t thescssont mty be. But yesterday we learned that Mr. Wm. Beeks bad made on his farm, part of which Is inside the cor* rotate limit# of this city, with only two plows, the foflowfrg amount ot grain any cotton: Thirty* ??? one bole* ot cotton, 203 bushels of corn. 203 bnthels ot tHss, M bushels ot wheat, S3 bushels of oits, 26 bushels of rye, 2(0 bushel! of potatoes, and X>0 gallons of srnip. luting the crop season be fed tohlsstcck thirty terra ot oats, which bad they been thicsbfd out would havo added considerable to the amouut of cats made. Thts 1- the bees two horse ffciir, ted no county In the atate except Hraldlug ran make such crops to the amount ot labor uk<3. If mere of our firmer* would work less land, and cultivate U better, their crop re turn* would surprise them. The cotton crop in Columbia is yielding very well, bnt nearly all now is storm cotton tad vary much sUised. tern is fcad'y damaged in Walker county, and alto col ten. Crops cl cem and cotton in Meriwether this yesr have tun tie but produced during the past dc??n jeers. Over loot thousand bales of cottaa ltave already been shipped from Greenville. Hems raised bogs are beacg killed throughout Ihe coun ty, and isdettrious farmers are happy. Mr. J. Willis Smith, el Qhertoo. exhibits a yam potato that weighs'.-'a pounds. He took thirty five pounds of potatoes from three hills. .Thecrop U mprccedanted large te this county. The farmers la Eieartaxo taking airaalage o the hcaotltel weather and sowing large ere** cl FIFTY GOLD MEDALS, LIFE SUBSCRIPTION AND MEMBERSHIP TO THE FREE! Peoples Friend???s ???Roll of Honor.??? There are, including Canada, fifty states and tt/ritorlea^and tha first ^one dollar ^bKrlptlou^ rt ceived by u# from rich of these fifty ??? * I by registered mail, also t* one hundred ycara-and mcmbcrshl Amorally thocafter. . tn the January number of the People** Friend w* will editorially call the how many, (like Napoleon's Guard fattll hold out. 8o harry up with the find ??? state end receive the Gold Medal, membership to the Peop e???s Friends. Bell of Eooor," and a lifelong treat to good literature, as weU aa the lasting. supraaesatiaUctto^g bavin it raid, for a lifetime, that you were tfee first ia your state to recognize a good thing, and which i:o sir ount of money or Influence can purchase. ..... . . . . . At the call cf the ???Boll ol Honor,??? we shall publish the likenesses *ud raowd brief whatever events of general importance each member shell furnish ns with, connected with his or her own per- tonal histcry. The first number ot the People's Friend W111 te December. The enormous edle ut-u ol ono hundred thousand copies of th* Friend wlU he printed for December. The cost of whltt psper alone will exceed one thousand dollars (Advertisements of responsible firms only nrill appear which'would cost notTvnthaii so???rents when bonght AVratsiL The t see of Allen Kinard. odltor and proprietor of th* People a Friend, will be held as sufficient gusranteettat tbeatSve wndltlons will wi strictly adhered to. and Uat cart, mepoose, originality e*<J editorial abflfty will not be lacking and that \n will always stand bravely In defense of tie righto of th* reofle- The bright, polished and sparkliu* literary gems that are being carefully collected lie ??r numerous rich mental minds, may be optlj compared to diamond* of tho first water. L*ke our bodies, which grow by clean and nourishing food, so shall the minds of the readers of thfl 14 u J Sousa bd??(K) rational JournaUim, feauds and corruptions of yenth wlU be ably and fearlamly feepbt ly the People's Friend. The above unique aud original bestdlug wU convince you tb??t we ana ,P ???gird???ln jouriuUcripUonatonce-not next week, not tomorrow-hut today. See that you endoeg jes)#??? sursaiptlcuTtu the People's Friend and a present worth )***??*& 50 with V ??? I srcv of??ccuitng a Gold Medal, tte Friend for * li'o time, raemherabip to the "Bell of Honor," ad! uroic Cellar If you with to make a friend or relative an acceptable Christmas, Mew dear's or Ann!- Vi r ??rj ptrasut, subaertbe for the Friend in their usme. Address THE PEOPLE'S FRIEND, Etheridge, S, C. Mention Tbo Ctustltotfon. MAGAZIhra S AT.T^WP iSjrssaigKfflssaasssr luia fire arms co..x??WHif??if, con